As the latest addition to Salt Lake City’s Green City Growers program, the Liberty Wells Garden is run by the non-profit Wasatch Community Gardens on city-owned land and provides plots for 44 gardeners to grow vegetables.
The site is also where four resettled refugee families from Sudan and Bhutan grow vegetables through an innovative partnership between Wasatch Community Gardens and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). This program, called “New Roots,” complements other efforts to help refugee families establish their new lives in Salt Lake City. The Liberty Wells garden is one of 13 garden sites where more than 90 refugee families have plots.
Salt Lake City’s Green City Growers Program began in 2013 to support local food production on city property. The city continues to evaluate parcels for potential garden sites as demand increases.
For more information please visit: www.slcgreen.com/communitygardens